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Word: sophomorish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...pictured as troughs fought over by piggish college presidents. Being a professor, an ex-college president and a foundation man himself (Foundation for World Government), Author Barr writes from the inside. There is, unfortunately, too much truth in this cynical and sometimes heavily funny book. There is also enough sophomorish, clouting criticism to remind college grads of long-past bull sessions in which irresponsible wisecracks were mercifully dissipated by the dawn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Winkle in Academe | 1/6/1958 | See Source »

...Looked pretty good, didn't he. Of course, he's much more erratic than Tisdale, but he's got second year status now. Sort of sophomorish...

Author: By Herbert S. Meyers, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 10/3/1950 | See Source »

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